Reentry Assist (R-Assist)

This Phase I project will develop and test an mHealth app called R-Assist among individuals with COD recently released from a Massachusetts jail. R-Assist will offer four core features, including linkages to community resources via the resource locator, on demand, tailored self-help materials, and self-management/organizational tools. The following two Aims will be tested: Aim 1. R-Assist software and content prototype development. The 4 R-Assist features will include: 1) daily self-reported symptom and medication management monitoring; 2) a 29-session self-help curriculum, with an accompanying library of recovery resources to support COD symptom management and promote prosocial thinking and behavior; 3) social determinants of health (SDOH) resource finder; and 4) a dashboard to track R-Assist engagement. Aim 2. A successive cohort study of the R-Assist prototype with participants who have recently left jail (N = 38). This will include three successive field focus group cohorts with 18 participants, followed by a small open pilot with 20 participants. This project's four milestones will be executed in preparation for a larger Phase II trial. * Milestone 1 (Months 1-5): R-Assist App Development and Interface Designs o No human subjects involvement * Milestone 2 (Months 6-7): Initial Evaluation/Refinement of R-Assist o To recruit N=18 individuals for this Milestone * Milestone 3 (Months 8-10): Open Pilot of R-Assist o To recruit recruit N=20 individuals for this Milestone * Milestone 4 (Months 11-12): Product Refinement Prior to Phase II and Dissemination o No human subjects involvement